The Reynolds-Morris House is an historic house which is located at 225 South 8th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built between 1786 and 1787 by John and William Reynolds, it is a well-preserved example of a Philadelphia Georgian townhouse.
The Reynolds-Morris House stands one block west of Washington Square in Philadelphia's Center City, on the east side of South 8th Street between St. James and Locust Streets. It is a 3+1⁄2-story brick building, with a gabled roof pierced by pedimented gable dormers. It is five bays wide, with the main entrance at the center, framed by pilasters and a half-round transom topped by a gable.
The walls are laid in Flemish bond, with projecting stringcourses between the floors. Sash windows are set under heavy splayed stone lintels with scoring that is intended to resemble keystoning. The interior spaces are adorned with high quality Federal period woodwork.[3]
The Reynolds-Morris House in 2012
The house is a rare example of a double rowhouse, built on two lots in 1786–87 by John and William Reynods. It was sold in 1817 to Luke Wistar Morris, the son of captain Samuel Morris of the First City Troop, of the prominent Morris family, who occupied the house for 120 years.
Although it was built as a rowhouse, the neighboring houses were bought and torn down by the Morrises in the early 20th century.[3] The historic home was later transformed into a boutique hotel amid a greater series of renovations during the early 21st century.
^ ab"Reynolds-Morris House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
^ abcPatricia Heintzelman (August 30, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Baldwin-Reynolds House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1907 and 1974(32 KB)
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1107, "Reynolds–Morris House, 225 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 5 photos, 10 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Reynolds–Morris House data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Morris House Hotel
January 01, 1970
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